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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Board of Fire Commissioners - Number
FOR the purpose of increasing the number of persons serving on the Board of Fire Commissioners from 3 to 5; and restating for context and clarifying certain Charter provisions governing the Board of Fire Commissioners.
BODY
BY authority of
Article VII - Executive Departments
Section(s) 50(a)
Baltimore City Charter
(1996 Edition)
BY adding
Article 9 - Fire Suppression and Prevention
Section(s) 1-8
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:
Baltimore City Code
Article 9. Fire Suppression and Prevention
Subtitle 1. Fire Department
§ 1-8. BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
(A) BOARD ESTABLISHED.
THERE IS A BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS, AS ESTABLISHED IN CITY CHARTER ARTICLE VII, § 49.
(B) COMPOSITION.
THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS COMPRISES 5 MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CHARTER ARTICLE IV, § 6.
(C) PRESIDENT.
THE MAYOR SHALL DESIGNATE ONE MEMBER OF THE BOARD AS ITS PRESIDENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CHARTER ARTICLE VII, § 50(B).
(D) TENURE.
THE TERM OF EACH MEMBER IS 4 YEARS, CONCURRENT WITH T...
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